… she found it when she learned about the potential for households to benefit from a sort of “energy arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewable energy, electricity from … knew that she lacked the capacity to build the venture on her own, so she assembled a team with complementary skills and expertise. For instance, Ben Serrurier (FES ’17), brought … get the first thousand-dollar grant to guide me through the first steps,” she says. That small amount of funding was essential for lowering the bar to becoming an entrepreneur. She …
… leadership pervaded the conference. Companies are striving for demonstrably meaningful results, not just lip service. Given the wide range of actions businesses are taking to achieve sustainability, it is easy to frame small steps as large strides. However, many sessions at GreenBiz focused on setting … strategy helps companies to avoid risk and capture opportunities in the long run. Even the biggest players in finance are taking this long-term perspective. The top executive at …
… financial performance, but “a positive contribution to society.” He does not stand alone with this opinion – nearly every major Silicon Valley venture capital firm backs companies … markets value companies. So if you’re an investor, what do you need to know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , the Yale Center for Business and the … not by itself promise solid financial returns. Rather, these designations provide investors with a novel and increasingly robust lens through which to evaluate companies, says Managing …
… Renewable thermal energy is increasingly seen as critical to a low-carbon future in the northeastern US. … and build new business models. These interests are particularly acute in a nascent market with low awareness. Public support, through incentives and policies, is an industry concern, … survey . Acknowledgments The project " Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technologies in Connecticut " was supported financially by the Connecticut Green Bank, Yale University, …
… wear, wash microplastics into the drains because they are essentially synthetic rubber made with plastics. In short, because adoption has been pervasive, the problem is now pervasive. But solving the problem presents deep and multifaceted challenges. Consider the soft drink industry, one of the most visible users of PET. The … Plastic Problem Eight million tons of plastic waste enter our oceans every year. That’s a big problem. But how did we get to this point? Satwik Mudgal (Master of Environmental …
… In the fall of 2017, CBEY, along with Yale University Office of Sustainability, and Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, … in climate change? We believe that climate change will soon necessitate fundamental changes to the way we live, eat, govern, and conduct business. While possible, these changes are unlikely to come from a top down approach. Rather, we believe it is the role of …
… and Impact: Can ESG Equity Portfolios Generate Healthier Financial Returns? Patrick Bigger, Measurement and the Circulation of Risk in Green Bonds Karina Funk & David Powell, … investing has broadened and deepened in the past few years. No longer confined to a small niche of socially responsible (SRI) investors, the desire for metrics that gauge the … exclusion of disfavored industries – such as alcohol, tobacco, or gun making – or companies with bad track records on critical issues – such as pollution control or respect for labor …
… was galvanized through recent work at SilviaTerra, a company using remote sensing, big data, cloud computing, and mobile access to better manage forests. A 2010 recipient of … Sustainable Venture Prize, the company now employs seven full-time employees and works with many of the largest timber companies in the United States. “I’ve spent several years in … South America considering how technologies from the US can be appropriately applied to challenges in places like the Amazon rainforest,” says Wilcox. “DroneFlow embodies this …
… Wherever he is, whomever he’s with, Amarjeet Sohi likes to tell the story of a phone call he once received from a Canadian … foundation for that.” Watch the video: Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure Bet … Dec 06, 2017 Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure …
… future. Three companies from Brazil’s business community sat down to share their experience with carbon pricing as part of the Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the … clean grid of Brazil, where we have major operations. Scope 1 and 2 are therefore small compared to scope 3, or the rest of emissions in our value chain,” said Mac Knight. … sectors to understand their relative exposure to carbon regulation risks and uses the results to develop strategies to move to a low-carbon portfolio. Within each sector, Itaú …